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i want to hear obama speak. i hope that biden brings a chair up on stage and pretends he's talking to clint eastwood. that's all i hope. >> jay thomas. jay thomas. thanks for stopping by the cnn grill. enjoy it for me. >> the worst part of is i have boycotted chick fill a. i can't stand it anymore. my friends and i are going to hold hands and get a combo after that. >> have fun. >> thank you. >>> it's one of america's most famous landmarks but know oyou similar tee park is warning toirss there's a deadly virus out there and it has a lot of folks on edge. >>> one of the most serene places in the whole country is now the place of a lot of anxiety. people may have been exposed to the huntavirus. four of those sickened stayed at the tent cabins of the curry village. i never heard of huntavirus. >> it's no mouse droppings and urine. it becomes airborne. people breathe it in. by the time they get to the hospital many are going to the icu. >> how common is this? >> you look back from 1993 to now it's only about 600 cas
i want to hear obama speak. i hope that biden brings a chair up on stage and pretends he's talking to clint eastwood. that's all i hope. >> jay thomas. jay thomas. thanks for stopping by the cnn grill. enjoy it for me. >> the worst part of is i have boycotted chick fill a. i can't stand it anymore. my friends and i are going to hold hands and get a combo after that. >> have fun. >> thank you. >>> it's one of america's most famous landmarks but know oyou similar...
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this is what he told president obama. woodward went on to write that anything had to be done to prevent what would have been a catastrophic default. he also writes that david pluf said if he caves, if the president caves to republicans on this issue it would have long lasting political repercussions and give republicans the upper hand going forward and they would be able to come back to this over and over again and force the president to go along with them. really interested behind the scenes stuff. the president never did have to worry about having to veto that because republicans dropped the demand that the debt ceiling be raised. what the president was trying to avoid was having to have the debt ceiling fight in the middle of this election year. >> a lot of these accounts, some of these were eyewitnessed by bob woodward when he had a opportunity to see some of the dialogue taking place or are a lot of his sources based on an nemity? >> he did interview on the record the president, john boehner and mitch mcconnell and a
this is what he told president obama. woodward went on to write that anything had to be done to prevent what would have been a catastrophic default. he also writes that david pluf said if he caves, if the president caves to republicans on this issue it would have long lasting political repercussions and give republicans the upper hand going forward and they would be able to come back to this over and over again and force the president to go along with them. really interested behind the scenes...
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president obama making his case right now to voters in the state of florida. he is soon to be walking out on stage there and talking to the folks in west palm beach. it's the second day of the two-day bus tour. jessica yellin is there now. what is the likely message that the president will be delivering to that crowd there? >> reporter: we expect that the president will talk about the jobs message that we have been hearing across the state, drawing contrast between his philosophy and romney's. and again driving home this new attack on the romney/ryan medicare plan. he has unveiled new broad side critiquing the ryan plan, the newest ryan version of the budget unveiling a harvard study that he says shows that future and current seniors will pay more under their medicare plan. this budget we should point out, this analysis is conducted by somebody who used to be an obama campaign adviser and is a democrat. any day that we are focused on medicare is a time we are not focused on jobs and the economy so that is a plus for team obama. >> i wonder if the obama camp ha
president obama making his case right now to voters in the state of florida. he is soon to be walking out on stage there and talking to the folks in west palm beach. it's the second day of the two-day bus tour. jessica yellin is there now. what is the likely message that the president will be delivering to that crowd there? >> reporter: we expect that the president will talk about the jobs message that we have been hearing across the state, drawing contrast between his philosophy and...
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president barack obama campaigning hard today in florida, a critical swing state. it is the second day of his bus tour through the sunshine state. in melbourne this morning he took aim at mitt romney's economic plans starting with the republican candidate's proposal to cut taxes for high-income americans. >> tax cuts, tax cuts, gut a few regulations, and then give some more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good. tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds. tax cuts to improve your love life. >> in about two hours, president obama speaks to voters in west palm beach. we'll bring you those remarks live. >>> mitt romney is spending today off the campaign trail at his home in massachusetts. but during an interview that aired today on nbc's "meet the press," he talk about his plans to balance the budget. >> i'll balance the budget by the end of my second term doing it in the first term would cause, i believe, a dramatic impact on the economy, too dramatic, and therefore the steps i've put in place -- we've put together a plan that lays out
president barack obama campaigning hard today in florida, a critical swing state. it is the second day of his bus tour through the sunshine state. in melbourne this morning he took aim at mitt romney's economic plans starting with the republican candidate's proposal to cut taxes for high-income americans. >> tax cuts, tax cuts, gut a few regulations, and then give some more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good. tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds....
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as far as the libyan president's phone call with president obama, president obama said he expressed his appreciation for cooperation with the libyan government. so there you have two different relationships developing. but the most important one is still with egypt. egypt is by far the most important arab country. it is one that the united states needs as far as israel is concerned. what happens in egypt tends to have an impact on what happens in other countries. so this is really going to be the big test for the united states going forward. this relationship is a work in progress, the president said. i think many egyptians would tell you that their own president is a work in progress. everything is new here. >> i want our viewers to understand what this relationship is, how significant this is. egypt has the largest population in the arab world. it was the first arab country to sign a peace treaty with israel. one of the largest recipients of u.s. aid. gets $1.5 to $2 billion a year. there is a lot at stake here. who stands to lose the most if this thing deteriorates? >> look, at this
as far as the libyan president's phone call with president obama, president obama said he expressed his appreciation for cooperation with the libyan government. so there you have two different relationships developing. but the most important one is still with egypt. egypt is by far the most important arab country. it is one that the united states needs as far as israel is concerned. what happens in egypt tends to have an impact on what happens in other countries. so this is really going to be...
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obama want to do moving forward?th essentially blocked by congress. so what does mr. obama want to do moving forward? >> we need to create no are jobs faster, we need to fill the hole left by this recession. >> reporter: he wants to create jobs in manufacturing and glean energy through tax incentives an invest mt. more spending on infrastructure, the president signed a more than $100 billion transportation bill. >> july 37 exte. and the president also proposed spending $35 billion for school, police, and fire department payrolls along with another $130 billion to shore up state budgets. this was in his failed jobs plan last year. yet to be seen if reelected whether those plans would have more success than they've had in the last three years. both candidates say they want to cut the corporate tax rate, expand energy jobs and support small business. whoever is elected will probably have to do all that and much more to get on us ultimate of the jobs hole. >>> in syria, rebels say the government drop as bomb on a kinderg
obama want to do moving forward?th essentially blocked by congress. so what does mr. obama want to do moving forward? >> we need to create no are jobs faster, we need to fill the hole left by this recession. >> reporter: he wants to create jobs in manufacturing and glean energy through tax incentives an invest mt. more spending on infrastructure, the president signed a more than $100 billion transportation bill. >> july 37 exte. and the president also proposed spending $35...
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obama want to do moving forward? similar to what he's proposed to the past. >> we need to create more jobs faster. we need to fill the hole left by this recession faster. we need to come out of this crisis stronger. >> he wants to create jobs in manufacturing and green energy through tax incentives and investment. more spending on infrastructure, the president signed aa more than $100 billion transportation bill in july. extending mostly current programs through 2014. the president also proposed spending $35 billion for school, police and fire department payrolls along with another 130 billion to shore up state budgets. this was in the failed jobs plan last year. yet to be seen if he's re-ele re-elected whether the plans would have more success than they've had in the last three years. both candidates want to cut the corporate tax rate, expand energy jobs in the u.s. and support small business. whoever is elected will probably have to do all that and much more to get us out of a jobs hold. 12 million jobs sounds like
obama want to do moving forward? similar to what he's proposed to the past. >> we need to create more jobs faster. we need to fill the hole left by this recession faster. we need to come out of this crisis stronger. >> he wants to create jobs in manufacturing and green energy through tax incentives and investment. more spending on infrastructure, the president signed aa more than $100 billion transportation bill in july. extending mostly current programs through 2014. the president...
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family, michelle obama. you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at home. i'm going to be watching it with our girls. and i am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry. because when michelle starts talking, i -- i start getting all misty. but i'm looking forward to being in charlotte, myself. i'll go down there tomorrow and, you know, last week our friends in the other party had their convention. don't boo. vote. vote. >> four more years! four more years! four more years! >> now, now, just in case some of you missed it, some of you didn't dvr the republican convention, let me give you a basic recap. basically they said, first of all, everything's bad and it's obama's fault. and governor romney knows the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. the only problem was he kept it secret. there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices, but they never bothered to tell you what they were. and when my opponent had the chance to offer
family, michelle obama. you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at home. i'm going to be watching it with our girls. and i am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry. because when michelle starts talking, i -- i start getting all misty. but i'm looking forward to being in charlotte, myself. i'll go down there tomorrow and, you know, last week our friends in the other party had their convention. don't boo. vote. vote. >>...
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obama won virginia in 2008. the president hit the trail in florida, trying to hold on to another state he won four years ago. we'll have more from florida in a few minutes. >>> a suicide bomber killed six afghan civilians and founded four others in kabul. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the bombing. the u.s. embassy in kabul said insurgents have no respect for life. police believe the suicide bomber was a teenager. >>> a tulane university football player will need spinal surgery of a brutal injury today. devon walker fractured his spine in a collision with a teammate. he's listed in stable condition. he also suffered a collapsed lung and had to be revived on the field. >>> tomorrow morning on cnn, dr. sanjay gupta is looking at football injuries. more than 3,000 former nfl players and their families are suing the league over head injuries and the question is, what did they know and when did they know it? were league officials more aware of the danger than they led on? >>> presidential candidates like
obama won virginia in 2008. the president hit the trail in florida, trying to hold on to another state he won four years ago. we'll have more from florida in a few minutes. >>> a suicide bomber killed six afghan civilians and founded four others in kabul. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the bombing. the u.s. embassy in kabul said insurgents have no respect for life. police believe the suicide bomber was a teenager. >>> a tulane university football player will need...
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let's talk about president obama. has he lost support since he was not able to get -- to deliver a comprehensive immigration reform plan? >> interestingly enough, he has not. that's because mr. romney has committed a couple of political gaffs, if you will, by saying, for example, the most recent comment that he would have had a better chance of becoming president had he been a latino. that was not well taken by the latino community. but before that he made some comments about self-deportation and he was in favor of that. >> yes. >> self-deportation, essentially, meaning that making life for immigrants in this country so miserable that they will have no other choice but to move back to their country. those who missteps by romney made latinos go back to mr. obama. >> he said he wanted young people who are here and going to school and leading productive lives, we want to send them back, and that's not -- that doesn't go over well with latinos, correct? >> that's right. that's right. and when it comes to the dream act, th
let's talk about president obama. has he lost support since he was not able to get -- to deliver a comprehensive immigration reform plan? >> interestingly enough, he has not. that's because mr. romney has committed a couple of political gaffs, if you will, by saying, for example, the most recent comment that he would have had a better chance of becoming president had he been a latino. that was not well taken by the latino community. but before that he made some comments about...
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we're about to hear from president obama. he's about to give a campaign speech in 20 minutes from now and maybe earlier than that in that location urbandale, iowa. the president has been hitting the campaign trail hard in the runoff in the democratic convention that gets under way tuesday. our athena jones is in urbandale. it looks like a sizeable crowd. what is the president hoping to accomplish here that perhaps he won't or maybe it's the warm-up to the convention? >> reporter: hi, fred. that's exactly what it is. today launches what the campaign is calling their road to charlotte which is, of course, the road to the big speech he'll be giving on thursday night in charlotte at the democratic convention accepting his party's nomination once again. his goal is to continue to draw contrasts between the plans he has and what he's already done to help the middle class in terms of tax cuts or affordable access to health care and college and what he says his opponents do which is offer plans and proposals that will favor the rich.
we're about to hear from president obama. he's about to give a campaign speech in 20 minutes from now and maybe earlier than that in that location urbandale, iowa. the president has been hitting the campaign trail hard in the runoff in the democratic convention that gets under way tuesday. our athena jones is in urbandale. it looks like a sizeable crowd. what is the president hoping to accomplish here that perhaps he won't or maybe it's the warm-up to the convention? >> reporter: hi,...
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obama. >> when the american flag was torn down and destroyed, an american ambasdor and three other americans are killed, my reaction is not to be pleasant and caring of those tearing down our flag and insulting o iassau country. >> brianna keilar is coming to our rescue to break this all down. hi, brianna. >> reporter: hi, carol. president obama learned last night that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for. he didn't learn until this morning that the ambassador was dead and this morning he said i strongly condemn the outrageous attacks that took the lives of four americans, including ambassador stevens. united states rejects efforts to denigr aate the religious beliefs of others, talking about that online film, that many feel is offensive to islam and prompted these protests and violence, obviously. we must all unequivocally oppose the senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants. on the politics of this, carol, mitt romney will be speaking from the campaign trail about 9
obama. >> when the american flag was torn down and destroyed, an american ambasdor and three other americans are killed, my reaction is not to be pleasant and caring of those tearing down our flag and insulting o iassau country. >> brianna keilar is coming to our rescue to break this all down. hi, brianna. >> reporter: hi, carol. president obama learned last night that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for. he didn't learn until this morning that the ambassador was dead and...
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another state obama won four years ago. but one republican thinks they can capture this one this november. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber killed six civilians and wounded four others today near nato's headquarters in kabul. the police chief says children were among those killed. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the bombing. the u.s. embassy in kabul condemned the attack saying insurgents have no respect for life. police believe the suicide bomber was a teenager. military planes bombarded aleppo and other parts of syria today. opposition groups say at least 163 people were killed. syria's state-run media say the military killed a large number of terrorists. the fighting may be spilling over into iraq. officials with iraq's interior ministry say a 4-year-old girl was killed when rockets fired from syria landed in an iraqi border town. tonight at 7:30 eastern cnn's nick payton walsh takes us on a journey to see what people living in the most populated syrian city are facing day to day. make sure you watch "crisi
another state obama won four years ago. but one republican thinks they can capture this one this november. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber killed six civilians and wounded four others today near nato's headquarters in kabul. the police chief says children were among those killed. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the bombing. the u.s. embassy in kabul condemned the attack saying insurgents have no respect for life. police believe the suicide bomber was a teenager. military...
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top barack obama? >> the expectations game tonight works against the president. it is a speech that will be compared to the '08 speech. >> reporter: obama comes from a long line of presidential party candidates who faced similar challenges. recall bill clinton's snoozer of a speech. >> in closing -- [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: became history when it was replaced by the 1992 rousing speech. >> i have news for those defenders of greed and the status quo, your time has come and gone. >> reporter: it is up to obama to live up to clinton's second successful convention speech. >> tonight, let us resolve to build that bridge to the 21st century to meet our challenges and protect our values. >> the president has to make a case for his own re-election, and to remind voters why he re-elected him in the first place and what are the choices he has made that are helpful and successful despite the fact that there may have been some things that the president did not achieve. >> reporter: that means obama's c
top barack obama? >> the expectations game tonight works against the president. it is a speech that will be compared to the '08 speech. >> reporter: obama comes from a long line of presidential party candidates who faced similar challenges. recall bill clinton's snoozer of a speech. >> in closing -- [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: became history when it was replaced by the 1992 rousing speech. >> i have news for those defenders of greed and the status quo,...
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obama. it doesn't seem that they get along, and it seems like another crack in that relationship, but when speaking to, you know, the white house sent out a press statement saying that we were not asked for a meeting, and we did not reject a meeting with mr. netanyahu, and that mr. obama's schedule is just too tight to fit in a meeting with prime minister netanyahu. however, i spoke with prime minister netanyahu's spokesman today, and he said he did not deny that, but he said we had wanted to have a meeting with mr. obama and we were willing to go to washington, so it sounds like it contradicts what the white house statement said. that being said, this really does seem like there is a bigger division between mr. obama and mr. netanyahu and to give you some idea of how leaders here take that, you know, it's become such an issue that a special session of the -- has been called, and this is one of the reasons why the relationship between the united states and israel because of that between pres
obama. it doesn't seem that they get along, and it seems like another crack in that relationship, but when speaking to, you know, the white house sent out a press statement saying that we were not asked for a meeting, and we did not reject a meeting with mr. netanyahu, and that mr. obama's schedule is just too tight to fit in a meeting with prime minister netanyahu. however, i spoke with prime minister netanyahu's spokesman today, and he said he did not deny that, but he said we had wanted to...
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president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office and he hasn't come up with any of his own. >> we are going to move on to other news. stick around, mark, because -- governor romney is a little late in starting his speech. we want to get your impressions. three hours from now president obama will speak at the clinton global initiative. first he will address delegates and other world leaders. the president -- will be speaking in an hour. he is expected to challenge the world to confront what's causing muslim rage and he will tell world leaders the united states will do what it must to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear we
president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office...
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>> take barack obama's word for it. he sat in front of medicievev a said i'll be more flexible -- >> look at what romney has proposed, much tougher economic sanctions. much tougher line. also we have the obama administration that is consistently refusing to meet with netanyahu, undermining our relationship with israel, the bullwork of our policy in that region and obama has no relationship there. that's another way that i think a romney administration would be very different in that region and in our relationships with iran. you know, barack obama came in to office somehow implying he was going to have a suance with mahmoud ahmadinejad. focused on the guy with the crappy record that got us into the problems we're in, not the guy who is trying to point out that there's a guy in office who demonstrated weakness and failure. >> alex castell aanos, thank you very much. >>> this image, let's look. this is neil armstrong. there it is. on the moon. do you remember where you were? i do. i was with my dad in front of the tv. we
>> take barack obama's word for it. he sat in front of medicievev a said i'll be more flexible -- >> look at what romney has proposed, much tougher economic sanctions. much tougher line. also we have the obama administration that is consistently refusing to meet with netanyahu, undermining our relationship with israel, the bullwork of our policy in that region and obama has no relationship there. that's another way that i think a romney administration would be very different in that...
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we are learning now that president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton will be atteing what is being called the transfer of remains ceremony. it is marking the return of the remains to the united states of those that were killed in benghazi, libya. president clinton will be delivering brief remarks. we're told that the first lady will be at that ceremony. this is supposed to happen about 2:15 this afternoon at andrew's air force base. let's go to tunisia. no north africa protesters have breached the u.s. embassy, the capital in tunisia. our journalist is joining us from tunisia, and i understand we lost that connection. we're going to get back to him and go on to another story, and many of the protests. what we are seeing here. we mention this -- this is the black flag. this is being carried by people in the crowd representing islam. it is called the shahada, the first pillar of islam, written in white letters. it says, quote, "there is no god but allah and muhammad is his messenger." it is an affirmation of faith. we want to bring in the crowds of angry egyptians are fighti
we are learning now that president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton will be atteing what is being called the transfer of remains ceremony. it is marking the return of the remains to the united states of those that were killed in benghazi, libya. president clinton will be delivering brief remarks. we're told that the first lady will be at that ceremony. this is supposed to happen about 2:15 this afternoon at andrew's air force base. let's go to tunisia. no north africa protesters...
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the prime minister thinks that president obama is bluntless and doesn't understand israel. and the president thinks benjamin netanyahu is not giving adequate attention to american interests. this needs to be put back in the box. >> when he talks about placing a red light before israel, is he saying that washington is actively dissuading from launching attacks against iran? >> i don't think the president of the united states has ever said to benjamin netanyahu, you will not -- i think the president believes that a strike in the next several months is premature, that the risk to reward ratio of such a strike is going to complicate matters more than simplify them. i think there are ways of sending signals. one of the constraints is he wants to keep the president in his corner and on his side. and right now, it's clear that barack obama simply has different priorities and different views. >> so the u.s. is saying that the sanctions are causing pain in iran, which could force iran to cry uncle and back off its nuclear program. hillary clinton said, we are convinced we have more
the prime minister thinks that president obama is bluntless and doesn't understand israel. and the president thinks benjamin netanyahu is not giving adequate attention to american interests. this needs to be put back in the box. >> when he talks about placing a red light before israel, is he saying that washington is actively dissuading from launching attacks against iran? >> i don't think the president of the united states has ever said to benjamin netanyahu, you will not -- i...
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president obama was at the pentagon this morning. about an hour ago he laid a wreath for those killed when an airliner slammed into the pentagon. fran townsend is cnn's national security contributor and a member of the cia and homeland security external advisory boards. she joins me now. hi, fran. >> hi, carol. >> so what are your memories of that? and what do you think that we have learned? >> well, carol, look, i think like many americans, i had the television on that morning, and actually saws second plane slam into the world trade center. so, this day will never be the same. and, in fact, this morning coming to work i was looking at people walking to work just as they did on that day, it's a cool, you know, the air is cool, the sun is bright, the sky is clear. it's very reminiscent of that day. and i really think we've got to remember that for thousands of our fellow citizens, this day was a tragedy and their lives have been changed forever. and frankly the life of the nation. we are stronger. we are better. we have done a lot of
president obama was at the pentagon this morning. about an hour ago he laid a wreath for those killed when an airliner slammed into the pentagon. fran townsend is cnn's national security contributor and a member of the cia and homeland security external advisory boards. she joins me now. hi, fran. >> hi, carol. >> so what are your memories of that? and what do you think that we have learned? >> well, carol, look, i think like many americans, i had the television on that...
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is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular. first because of the iraq war and under the obama administration with very unpopular drone strikes and policies that arabs and muslims in some parts of the world consider to be offensive to them. so what the u.s. needs to do, you know, is in order to win a pr war perhaps one of the moments where the world had the most sympathy of america is in the tragic death of ambassador chris stevens in libya two days ago. there was a real outpouring on twitter and also on the streets of tripoli with counter protests of libyans holding up signs saying we are sorry, this does not represent islam. it
is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular....
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president obama, secretary of state clinton and leon panetta will all be there. special coverage begins right now with don lemon. >> thank you very much, suzanne. that is where we're going to begin at this moment. that ceremony is beginning to take place. at this moment, an arrival that all americans would rather not have to happen. the bodies of four of our own coming home right now. the americans killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in libya now at joint base andrews in maryland. the libyan government now says it believes the americans were targets of a plot to divide libya from the united states. and now america mourns for these men. christopher stevens, first ambassador killed in thee of duty in 33 years. he helped to liberate libya last year. tyrone woods, a father of three who spent more than 20 years as a navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty, a former navy s.e.a.l., who was active in a group fighting to keep religious tolerance inside the military. and sean smith, a ten-year veteran of the foreign service management office and a father of two. the men were kill
president obama, secretary of state clinton and leon panetta will all be there. special coverage begins right now with don lemon. >> thank you very much, suzanne. that is where we're going to begin at this moment. that ceremony is beginning to take place. at this moment, an arrival that all americans would rather not have to happen. the bodies of four of our own coming home right now. the americans killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in libya now at joint base andrews in maryland....
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three years ago president obama in an interview had made what many call the obama promise where it was interpreted as president obama saying in his first year in office he would have immigration reform, he promised to deliver it. now he gave an interview last week where he said no, i didn't promise immigration reform. i promised i'd support a bill. so we went back and looked at the interviews, looked at the tapes, and yes that's what the president said, he would support his bill in the first year. that bill never happened. so that part of the promise wasn't kept but many believe that the president had promised something he didn't deliver it. he talked about it in the forum on univision and this is what he said about these 3 1/2 years where many considered that was going to be a wedge point with the latino community. >> my biggest failure so far is we haven't gotten comprehensive immigration reform done. so we're going to be continuing to work on that. but it's not for lack of trying or desire. and i'm confident we're going to accomplish that. >> and if you look at the polls and you loo
three years ago president obama in an interview had made what many call the obama promise where it was interpreted as president obama saying in his first year in office he would have immigration reform, he promised to deliver it. now he gave an interview last week where he said no, i didn't promise immigration reform. i promised i'd support a bill. so we went back and looked at the interviews, looked at the tapes, and yes that's what the president said, he would support his bill in the first...